tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post6647198018410304853..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Questions of IdentityMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-44906655887440804472008-01-26T16:37:00.000+00:002008-01-26T16:37:00.000+00:00Interesting observations, Elizabeth. It is true th...Interesting observations, Elizabeth. It is true that some people still look down on mysteries. Only this week 'The Times' reported a case where an author was compensated 'after she claimed to have been so intoxicated by fumes from a nearby shoe factory that she was reduced to writing thrillers'!!Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-86736369199116737412008-01-26T13:52:00.000+00:002008-01-26T13:52:00.000+00:00Speaking as the managing editor of the only US sch...Speaking as the managing editor of the only US scholarly (and peer-reviewed) journal on mystery/detective fiction (as well as a fellow contributor to the Oxford Companion to Crime and Mystery Writing), I think you miss some important points re academic work on mysteries. Mysteries are still regarded as "fluffy" literature (evidenced in the frequent question to mystery writers as to when they intend to write a "real" book), and journals such as the one I work on convey legitimacy and the unmistakable message that authors can be doing more than providing vehicles for entertainment. These periodicals often are among the few sources of reliable information on the mystery genre. Many of the nonfiction works on the mystery started life as journal articles or academic conference papers. They also showcase the global nature of mystery work, such as our articles by an Australian professor on French noir and by a Swedish graduate student on Minette Walters.Elizabeth Foxwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10151714538393844565noreply@blogger.com